The majority of his images are long exposures - something I have only dabbled with in the past and a little again recently. Flixepix has recently brought out an ebook on this technique and at the expense of a few pounds I thought I would take a look. I also wanted to look into how he published his book and put it together.
The book explains what long exposure photography is, how you shoot it, the gear you need and how to process your shots in Lightroom.
I suppose most of this I knew already but I was looking for something to reinforce for me whether I actually had 'got' long exposure right. And the answer was most of it.
I think I didn't consider taking long exposures during the day. Now you can thanks to 10 stop ND filters. I have used ND filters in the past but nothing like a 10 stop one. I've had a quick look online too and they are pretty expensive so it may be some time before I get to experiment.
I also liked the way in which he explained how to calculate the exposure time. In the past I just tended to randomly have a guess and then keep my fingers crossed as I waited to see what the image would look like in camera display and gauge from there.
The book did clear up a few niggling questions that I had in relation to things like Long Exposure Noise reduction and some of the equipment used, so I suppose it was worth investing a few quid in.
I plan to used some long exposure images in my final project for DPP. I have completed a recce of the location - it may involve water but is not the sea!
For more information check out the website - http://www.flixelpix.com/
Here are some shots I have taken at night during my last trip to the west of Ireland in August.
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